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Table 1 Environmental variables used in the generalized linear mixed-effects models

From: Determinants of the population growth of the West Nile virus mosquito vector Culex pipiens in a repeatedly affected area in Italy

Variable

Description

PREC

Daily cumulative precipitation (mm)

GDD

Growing degree days

HMN

Daily minimum relative humidity (%)

PREC.15d

Cumulative precipitation in 15 days prior to capture(mm)

DPREC.15d

Number of rainy days in 15 days prior to capture

HAV.15d

Average relative humidity in 15 days prior to capture (%)

GDD.15d

Growing degree days in 15 days prior to capture

LDM

Length of daylight (minutes)